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Birdie Alexander Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Birdie Alexander Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Dallas, TX, serving 259 students within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, recent data shows a slight upward trend, moving from the 13th to the 18th percentile, and it benefits from a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 and above-average per-student spending of $15,042.

A key differentiator is the school’s significant recent improvement in serving its African American students, who now rank in the 43rd percentile—a major jump from the 22nd percentile in 2023-2024. However, this progress contrasts with a dramatic decline in support for Special Education students, whose ranking fell from the 81st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 6th percentile in 2025-2026. Additionally, the school shows a unique strength in Spanish-language testing, with 5th-grade students scoring 28.57% proficient on the STAAR Science test in Spanish, far exceeding district and state averages. Yet, overall 5th-grade Science proficiency in English is alarmingly low at just 4.35%, and the school’s Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 5th percentile, suggesting a need for better identification and enrichment.

Birdie Alexander is located just 0.75 miles from Umphrey Lee Elementary and 1.38 miles from Martin Weiss Elementary, both of which serve similarly high-poverty populations but rank in the 69th-75th percentile statewide. Nearby Mark Twain School For The Talented And Gifted also achieves strong outcomes, proving that success is possible in the same community. This creates a puzzle: Birdie Alexander receives more resources per student than these higher-performing peers, yet academic results lag, pointing to a need to analyze how those resources are deployed rather than a lack of funding.

259

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,697

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1830 Goldwood Dr
Dallas, TX 75232-3716

(972) 749-3100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Birdie Alexander Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy
High:	David W Carter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.1%

Hispanic:

22.0%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 29th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 29th-percentile peak (2023) to 18th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

3,813^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 947Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	3813 of 4643	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	4042 of 4651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4114 of 4710	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3277 of 4647	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	3788 of 4581	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3539 of 4578	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3919 of 4479	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3865 of 4359	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	3878 of 4329	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	3740 of 4286	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	3782 of 4320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.5	2826 of 4260	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.2	2635 of 4221	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	3274 of 4206	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	3375 of 4095	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	3307 of 3937	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	3095 of 3884	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	3738 of 3768	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	3716 of 3724	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	3410 of 3476	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.8	3371 of 3475	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	3283 of 3465	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	1382 of 2414	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	1283 of 1905	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1910 of 2443	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1206 of 2443	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	1383 of 2421	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	1373 of 2444	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1787 of 2515	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1670 of 2483	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	3474 of 4461	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	3641 of 4331	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2913 of 4295	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3719 of 4240	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	4126 of 4588	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	3265 of 3744	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	3941 of 4658	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3478 of 4588	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3722 of 4561	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3485 of 4499	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3712 of 4348	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3813 of 4306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	2910 of 3080	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	2324 of 2619	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2707 of 2980	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2711 of 2958	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	2571 of 3006	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2551 of 3184	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1670 of 3106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	2835 of 4425	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2554 of 4465	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	1688 of 4376	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	3294 of 4329	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	1389 of 4188	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2091 of 4168	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	3070 of 4535	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2863 of 3705	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3472 of 4594	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2946 of 4521	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3236 of 4477	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	3216 of 4451	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3429 of 4309	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2990 of 4264	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	3169 of 4597	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.3	3061 of 3739	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4098 of 4647	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3347 of 4585	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3706 of 4563	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	3419 of 4498	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	3733 of 4357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3826 of 4319	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	4049 of 4308	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	2954 of 3549	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.2	766 of 4086	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	427 of 3952	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	463 of 3799	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	2929 of 3684	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2993 of 3558	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Birdie Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1830 Goldwood Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3100	259	23	11.5	96.1%	4 (1.5%)	192 (74.1%)	57 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24.1	3813^th of 4643 public elementary schools	17.9%		19.7	4042^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.1%	229	42.9							31.3	44.8	42.9	39.3			30.6	25.0	34.2	33.3			$16,697
Umphrey Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7808 Racine Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3900	447	33	13.7	97.8%	11 (2.5%)	184 (41.2%)	234 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	69.4	1166^th of 4643 public elementary schools	74.9%		66.1	1305^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	139	64.0	55.6	29.4					46.0	60.6	64.1	52.2			55.2	60.8	55.4	71.7			$12,754
Ronald E McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3150 Bainbridge Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6200	500	33	15.1	98.2%	10 (2.0%)	267 (53.4%)	203 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	19.1	4108^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.8	4378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	270	25.0	52.9	36.0			30.8		38.7	35.3	42.5	28.3			15.3	47.1	21.6	18.4			$12,996
T G Terry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6661 Greenspan Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3200	352	25	13.9	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	88 (25.0%)	259 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	33.1	3225^th of 4643 public elementary schools	30.5%		42.9	2579^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.5%	646	11.8							34.6	51.1	51.3	44.1			21.4	37.5	48.7	20.6			$12,788
Uplift Hampton Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	712	37	19.0	89.0%	5 (0.7%)	485 (68.1%)	186 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	34.7	3113^th of 4643 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.5	3398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%	285								52.4	31.5	56.5				45.6	30.6	27.5				$10,398
Martin Weiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8601 Willoughby Blvd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4000	427	30	14.4	98.4%	6 (1.4%)	83 (19.4%)	334 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.1	1456^th of 4643 public elementary schools	68.6%		65.7	1320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.6%	136	48.0	57.1	62.1					56.3	54.2	80.0	56.5			41.8	39.3	66.0	60.9			$11,943
Uplift Wisdom Prep Ps	Public, Charter	K-5	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 453-6900	593	26	22.7	90.4%	4 (0.7%)	219 (36.9%)	362 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	16.1	4247^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.9	4375^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	128								32.1	34.3	35.2				25.9	36.5	22.0				$8,003
Adelle Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5505 S Polk St	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6300	258	21	12.4	96.9%	2 (0.8%)	200 (77.5%)	44 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	26.1	3696^th of 4643 public elementary schools	20.4%		17.2	4178^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.2%	482								30.0	23.5	52.4	40.0			27.5	44.1	38.1	25.7			$14,868
Mark Twain School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	724 Green Cove Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3000	244	20	12.4	72.5%	6 (2.5%)	162 (66.4%)	65 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	72	1058^th of 4643 public elementary schools	77.2%		86.6	510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%	548							51.7	47.1	79.2	76.5	88.6	94.4	86.2	0.0	84.0	41.2	48.6	50.0	37.9	$13,701
Uplift Gradus Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	121 Seahawk Dr	Desoto	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 451-5551	597	32	18.3	83.6%	5 (0.8%)	375 (62.8%)	184 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	32.5	3273^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.8	3269^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.7%	4								37.9	30.8	56.3				37.9	28.2	47.5				$10,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Birdie Alexander Elementary

What district is Birdie Alexander Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Birdie Alexander Elementary?

Students at Birdie Alexander Elementary are 74% African American, 22% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Birdie Alexander Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birdie Alexander Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy
High : David W Carter High School

How many students attend Birdie Alexander Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Birdie Alexander Elementary.

Is Birdie Alexander Elementary a good school?

Birdie Alexander Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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